Per NOAA, water molecules need something to attach to in order to condense — these objects are cloud condensation nuclei. Cloud condensation nuclei can be various things, from wildfire smoke to ...

Can penguin poop really slow down global warming? A new study says that the unassuming penguin guano can reduce the effects ...

Atmospheric scientists like me call these tiny particles cloud condensation nuclei, or CCN for short. These CCN are just dirt or dust particles that have been lifted by the wind and are floating ...

The Ozarks are no strangers to foggy nights and mornings. The fog this morning may have you asking yourself what fog is and ...

Penguin poop provides ammonia for cloud formation in coastal Antarctica, potentially helping to mitigate the impacts of climate change in the region.

They also act as cloud condensation nuclei, thereby altering cloud properties including reflectivity, lifetime and extent. The influence of sea spray aerosol on cloud properties is thought to be ...

Atmospheric scientists like me call these tiny particles cloud condensation nuclei or CCN for short. These CCN are just dirt or dust particles that have been lifted by the wind and are floating ...